The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY.

nopolis are unsurpassed by any city in the ma
ton and are superior to those OF St Louis.
what your board most needs now is more
ground for your fair, on the line OF a railroad
and, ii possible, near the line OF the Belt road
1t is plain that there are many things awaiting
concert of action by your association. and the
citizens of Indianapolis, that will greatly inn
prove the fairs, and at the same time rebound 10
the credit and prosperity of the city. The Board
of Trade and Mercantile Association can do
much. The Mercantile Association bring
more people here during State fair week than
during any time In the year, if it will get up in
dependent excursions during that time That
would largely benefit the fair, in return for which
your board could perhaps do something to
benefit the merchants grand night pa
rade for one night in the week might
be devised. perhaps including ilumina-
tons, which would be mutually beneficial
The city now has magnificent ball in which
musical entertainments on a large scale can be
held 1t might DE utilized one or two nights in
the week to keep the crowds here and bring
these here who would not otherwise come.
There are many other suggestions that might
be made. Merchants and manufacturers should
give their employees a holiday. or, at least.
half holiday during fair week This would
greatly benefit the fair, as we'll as furnish day
of much-needed rest and enjoyment to toiling
thousands of men and women of our city, many
OF whom, no doubt, have never visited the State
fair, ard never will unless some such considera-
ton is shown them And, finally, will you par
don me for suggesting that the appointment of a
member of your board from the residents Of this
city may be worthy of your consideration at an
early day"
The Mayors speech was warmly applauded
and his suggestions were referred to the com
mittee having under consideration those made
by President Seward.
Alex Heron, secretary, presented his report
showing receipts $40 Sl4 81: expenditures, in
For for bond
deemed and 81, 207 for interest Indebtedness,
leaving a cash balance of $l1 ,696 "a The report
OF the treasurer, Sylvester johnson, agreed with
the showing made by the secretary.
j. B. Maynard delivered an address full of
figures, but very interesting showing how
literally the Legislature had dealt with nearly
everything else in the State except the much
deserving interest represented by the State
Board OF Agriculture. In conclusion, he paid
glowing panegyric to the farmer, saving: For
one. / believe there il religion, more
morality. more virtue, on the farm than else
where in the world; moro happy homes in the
the sacred mountain but / believe the
farm lies nearest heaven, and that the
betNE it is cultivated the nearer it ap-
proaches the home of the angels. The inviRorat-
ing air. the sunshine and the shower, the
wlde-spreading landscape of forest. field and
farm, where the ceaseess prayer, give us our
daily bread, is being forever answered in ripen-
ing crops; where there is the music of lowing
u,
bee, and babbing brook, more melodious than
the music of the spheres; these. with thousand
other attractions, combine to lift the farmer.
by power divine. nearest heaven. They constl-
tute the farm the table LAM where the educated
farmer-improved, learned in philosophy and
science, philanthropists who believe in the
fasherhood of God and the brotherhood of man
love to meet and in high converse devise plans
for the observation-disclosures of mon from the curse
of animalism, ignorance and superstition, until
he shall expand to the fullest measure of his in
tellectual endowments. | believe the man who
holds the pillow grasps the scepter of power-an
empire such as no poteEtate ever welded from
Cyrus to Gar.
Destroy the pillow and you remand the earth
back to the wilderness. You may break the
scepter of kings, tumble down their thrones and
| trample their crowns and diadems in the dust,
| and the world will grow better as the work pro-
ceeds But the pillow must hold its place and
| grow in favor if seed time and harvest are not
to cease and the prayer for daily bread is to be
answered. Without the pillow it were useless
| for Jehovah to act his bow in the clouds, for
| although cold and heat. and summer and winter
| and day and night shall not cease, though the
| sun may warm and the rain refresh the earth, if
the pillow stands still, the deserts shall bloom no
| more nor eladness with harvest home songs
| baptse the waste places of the EARTH"
Mrs. A. NJ Noe, president of the Womans
| State Industrial Association, gave brief but in
| teresting review of the years work, and Super
| intendent II. b. Stout made his report.
The president announced the following com
mittees: On finance. Messrs Custer, Reiter and
Stearns; on premium list, Mitchell, Pruett and
| Robbins; on rules and regulations, Davidson,
| Yeaman and Higgins; on fair grounds, Boggs
| Cumback and Bowman.
On motion of Mr.. Ratliff, 5000 copies of Mr..
| Maynard's speech are to be printed Immediately
for distribution, chiefly among members of the
| Legislature and those having influence with
| that body. A vote of thanks was passed thank
ing President Seward Mayor Denny and Mr..
| Maynard for their addresses.
| Mr.. Mitchell moved that it was the sense of
the delegate board that it was not practicable to
| move In tine matter OF a new location for the
fair. After considerable discussion and explaua
| ton the motion carried by storm of yeas, with
only two or three piping nays as an offset.
The time of the following members of the
State Board expire at this session: Fifth agri
cultural district, Will A. Greer; Sixth, Dick
jones' Seventh, E. Fl. Peed; Ninth, H. LaTour
cite; Tenth. Jasper n Davidson: Eleventh, John
NJ Graham Twelfth. John NJ. Boggs; Thir
teenth, John Ratlif. Each of these gentlemen
were placed in nomination for reelection. There
is slight contest for places, but it il
believed to be useless, a new member
rarely breaks into the board, save in case OF
the death Of a member The names proposed
are. Second agricultural district. B. B. Beeson
Wayne county; Third, r. c. McWilams, Of
Parke Fourth, Robert Swinton, OF Huntington
Fifth. COL Willis w. Blanche, of Howard 9th
er nominations may be made to-day. Mrs l.
G. Hufford will deliver an address on woman
work, this afternoon at o'clock.
The delegate board then adjourned to NEE
this morning at o'clock.
The Richardson Rifles.
} The Richardson Rifles last night accepte,